Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and flipping a coin lovers! Heads was GA, and Tails was NY

Well, as you can see the Basset Hound Resuce of GA T-shirt won over the All Bassets Cherished T-shirt.

No sleep and wet hair but I’m not complaining. Just think about those guys from GA and NY pulling a 16 hour R/T haul!!!!!!!! Wow, now that is what you call rescue work!

I am walking out the door right now.

The kids are still in bed.

More rescue stories later…….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and midnight train from GA lovers. I have just confirmed that both drivers are about 1/2 hour ahead of schedule. The midnight train has 9 bassets on board. Now that is going to be a sight!

That maks us meeting up at 1:30am, just a few short hours away. I tried to get some shut eye earlier but not so much…..The hounds are sleeping good.

Well, I just wanted to update everyone.

Much, much more later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Shake it lovers! You guessed it! Buttermilk will be at the House of Puddles tomorrow evening! Good for her. She deserves it!

So, let’s shake it Buttermilk, (and the schnauzer too)!

OK – here is my next song for doing the happy dance for our Buttermilk! No, I am not 16 years old, but I wish these guys were around when I was! LOL

http://myplay.com/video-player/metro-station?bcpid=1185051878&bclid=1184497283&bctid=1545110591

How To Make Buttermilk or Butter

I am about to reveal to you an ANCIENT butter making secret, to make butter it requires,
shaking, shaking, shaking, MORE shaking, lots of shaking, but the end result is FANTASTIC. Homemade butter can be fun to make (if you are a butter enthusiast).And clean-up is very easy, you only need a few things
Materials:
Whipping cream (Can be normal or heavy whipping cream)
1 Jar
1 measuring device (not necassarily needed)
Fresh strong arms,able to withstand alot of shaking

the whole process takes about… 10-20 minutes, the majority of the time is shaking.

More shaking later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and hauling hounds across state lines lovers! I am not 100% sure, but it is looking very promising for Buttermilk to hit the road to HOP tomorrow. In anticipation, I am make a CD for the ride. Here is my number one pick. I just downloaded it from iTunes, but I wanted to show my dear readers this fantastic video of the song from YouTube. The song is Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire. OMG how good was that movie? I love brilliant story tellers. What a gift! Anyway, here is the video. I had been wondering what the translation of the song was. So, here it is. It is about 4 minutes long so you might want to save it for lunch. I will list some of the other songs soon. I love making CDs. I don’t have an iPod so I am still old school! LOL

More DJing later……Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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UPDATE – 7-24-09 9:30AM

I always get so confused with transportation communications. I really, for the life of me, have no idea how these folks keep up with run sheets. Thank goodness there are people like that. I would never be able to that part of rescue. Anyway, I totally missed the part of the run that I am also taking a mini schnauzer named Pearl on my 2 legs ending in Columbus. That is if all legs get filled. 2 are still open.

Alrighty then! LOL – What a crew we will be! You know I will have plenty of pictures.

So here is our update. All legs are filled for Buttermilk but we still need to legs for little Pearl.

LEG 9: Ft Littleton, PA to Harrisburg, PA (I-76) PEARL ONLY

66 miles, 1 hour, 10 minutes

TIME: 6:20 pm to 7:30 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 7: Harrisburg, PA to Hamburg, PA (I-81 to I-78) (EST)PEARL ONLY

55 miles, 1 hour, 00 minutes

TIME: 7:40 pm to 8:40 pm

NEEDED:

These legs are not on the original blog posting because, well, I am a putz and cannot read a run sheet. Can you imagine if I showed up in Columbus without Pearl? Maybe my brain is filled with too much slobber.

So – to complicate things further, I am meeting a van full of bassets, including Buttermilk coming up from Georgia Basset Hound Rescue at 2:00am. Another van from All Bassets Cherished in NY is coming to pick up 6 – 8 bassets. I am just scooting over to grab Buttermilk who will get off in KY and head to HOP. I am pretty excited about seeing all the bassets and meeting the people.

Then, I take Buttermilk home and try to get a few hours sleep before I meet the person with the mini Schnauzer and head to Columbus, OH.

Whew………….

Well – There is your official update! I will be adding another one at noon.

Keep your paws crossed that we get those last 2 legs filled!

More crossing paws later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

END OF UPDATE 7-24-09

Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Hauling Hounds Lovers!

Well, the weekend is quickly approaching and Buttermilk still needs some more milk of human kindness! Marilyn at the House of Puddles is working with a transportation coordinator for her newest resident, Miss Buttermilk.

Here is the run sheet. Please see if you can help or know someone you can forward this blog posting to. If you want to forward this blog posting, click on the title, Buttermilk needs a ride. That link will show up in your browser. Then just drag that into your e-mail.

BUTTER MILK RUN SHEET FOR 7-25-09

BUTTERMILK GETS ON IN COVINGTON, KY FROM GA.
CAT RUDERT WILL MEET THE TRANSPORT, SATURDAY – 2:00AM.

LEG 3: Cincinnati, OH to Wilmington, OH (I-71)

56 miles, 1 hour, 00 minutes

TIME: 9:45 am to 10:45 am

FILLED THANK YOU CAT

LEG 4: Wilmington, OH to Columbus, OH (I-71)

63 miles, 1 hour, 05 minutes

TIME: 11:00 am to 12:05 am

FILLED THANK YOU CAT

LEG 5: Columbus, OH to Cambridge, OH (I-70)

79 miles, 1 hour, 20 minutes

TIME: 12:20 am to 1:40 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 6: Cambridge, OH to Washington, PA (I-70)

80 miles, 1 hour, 20 minutes

TIME: 1:55 pm to 3:15 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 7: Washington, PA to Somerset, PA (I-76)

77 miles, 1 hour, 20 minutes

TIME: 3:25 pm to 4:55 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 8: Somerset, PA to Ft Littleton, PA (I-76)

72 miles, 1 hour, 15 minutes

TIME: 5:05 pm to 6:20 pm

FILLED THANK YOU CAROLE

SOMERSET DRIVER STOPPING IN BREEZEWOOD TO DROP BUTTLERMILK WITH THE BREEZEWOOD DRIVER.

LEG 1A: Breezewood, PA to Hagerstown, MD (I-70)

55 miles, 1 hour, 00 minutes

TIME: 6:05 pm to 7:05 pm

NEEDED:

LEG 1B: Hagerstown, MD to Frederick, MD

28 miles, 0 hour, 30 minutes

TIME: 7:15 pm to 7:45 pm

FILLED THANK YOU HOUSE OF PUDDLES

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END OF RUN SHEET………

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WANT TO HELP?

Leg you are offering to drive:

Name:
Address:
Home City/State:
Home Phone:
Cell Phone:
Vehicle Description:
License Plate(include state):
Email:
Emergency Contact: (Name and phone number)

References: (Vet, rescue, adoption, personal, previous transport, etc.)
Preferred meeting Place:
Would you be willing to add an additional dog/pup/cat/ kitten if requested to combine with another transport? If yes, how many and what sizes?
EMERGENCY VET IN YOUR AREA:
Please list 24 hour emergency vet along the route if you know of one in your area (include address & phone number):

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ALL DOGS MUST COME WITH COLLAR AND LEASH OR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WALK THEM.

THIS TRANSPORT IS MONITORED.

E-MAIL TONI – TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR:

tklemko@verizon.net

Note from Cat: I will be updating this run sheet until the run is filled. This is always a nerve wracking part of rescue.

More wringing our paws later…….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Mayors being seeing eye dog lovers! Well, it is true and I really saw him in action this week while we were watching my sister’s dogs. It was really interesting.

Emma is such an adventurous hound but got caught in some unsual positions this week. I witnessed such caring from Chaps. He would run to her side to aid her if she was pressed against a wall or chair from my sisters dogs. I did not have my camera at the ready, and really the moments were just to quick to capture but they were amazing. Chaps would run to her and almost push her out of precarious situations. OK they were situations he thought were precarious. One time, she was behind a chair that Enzo had her cornered in and Chaps rushed in to show her the way out. I was getting ready to do just that, but he beat me to it.

He is so fantastic. I have to show a picture of him in the early days of Emma being blind. I have shown it before, but I will show it again. She was almost ready to run into a chair and he rubbed up against her and wrapped his tail around her and made sure she did not run into the chair. Believe me, she did not hit the chair.

It was little stuff like this that happened all week long that I did not capture. He was right by her side, worried. That is just him. He is a worry wart like me. Emma had a great time but really appreciated his help and guidance.

More guiding the loves of you life later………Love, Cat, Chaps and Emam

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Time for Dinner Lovers! OK some of you might say Supper, but the word is the same in any hound language!

This is our very own Colby Chaps (Chaps son) waiting patiently for any particle of Dinner or Supper!

How is it that hounds have the patience of a saint? Oh, and they are pretty good foot warmers as well! hehehe

More pondering that question later……..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

UPDATE – like Father, like son! Look at Chaps doing the same thing. It is not the best picture, but you get the picture! hehehe Here is your Mayor with his Grandpa! Guess who drops the most food????????

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Flying Basset Hound Lovers! I have a friend in FL who loves to do agility with some of her basset hounds. Her name is Karen, and she actually is the gal who has Chaps Dad.

This is her hound Cassidy making a hurdle. Look at his determination!

This picture gives me such inspiration to jump over my hurdles. You MUST click on the picture to see the fantastic detail.

I just printed it out and now it hangs in my office. I want to look at it every day!

Thank you Cassidy!

More beautiful bassets bounding and flying later……….Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and who’s staring at me lovers? I had to laugh while I was at my desk today. I was working away, trying to get a few things done before I take back Enzo and Oscar to their home today. I had my sister’s dogs for a few days and today is their big day!

They don’t like it here as much as Julian, my nephew does. The Mayor gets a bit huffy from time to time. Anyway, back to my staring co-worker, prodding me along to get our house guests out of his fur.

This is what I was looking at all morning long. He just could not take his eyes off of me, nor me him. It was too cute.

I think the Mayor was making sure he knew what I was doing at all times. A nap was not in order this morning. Just pure joy that he saw Enzo and Oscar’s dogs beds head to the car! YES!

More pure joy later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and Buttermilk lovers who love updates! Currently Buttermilk is with BHRG being fostered by Rosemary Glennie. Rosemary is taking such good care of this old girl and Buttermilk is making great strides under her protective wing. Rosemary states,

“Buttermilk spent a quiet Saturday night – she ate, took her meds, and then settled in. She has a very good appetite – loved the wet food, but went slowly on the dry kibble (spoiled already). I took her out on leash later Saturday night for one last potty break. She did not wet in her crate (what a good girl, because she drank a lot of water).

Sunday morning, my dogs were barking up a storm, and she never woke up. I checked on her with held breath to make sure she was ok – she was <whew>. She went outside to potty, and then I gave her meds for the a.m.

One of our volunteers and his daughter came to pick her (and another) up for a ride to the kennel.

At this moment, she is at the vets being checked out. I didn’t hear any coughing or see any snotty nose, so hopefully she will get the health certificate on Friday. I’ve included a couple pictures of her rear end – was told it was flea dermatitis (and that’s what is looks like). Hopefully with fleas gone, her hair will grow back in.

She’s a really nice girl. It’s wonderful that four states came together to save her. Shows we can do anything if we work together. BHRG will donate the money for her expenses while she is in the great state of Georgia!

Cat – I sent a COPY of all her records to the vet. I have the originals along with her collar/leash/rabies and microchip tags. I was afraid the kennel/vet would misplace. All will be in an envelope with her name and picture in the BUV Saturday morning.

Will email in a day or two with her progress at the vets.

Rosemary”

end of e-mail

Wow, Thanks Rosemary for the update and also for paying for her care while in GA. That is just super! We love you for that.

BASSET HOUND RESCUE OF GEORGIA ROCKS!

Rosemary said that she would send more updates soon…….

More good news later…..Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma

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